PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Boxhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dimagiba
vs
Boxhorn

202 cm
28
170 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Boxhorn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba fails with the takedown
and Boxhorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimagiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxhorn.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice combination there by Boxhorn.
Boxhorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxhorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimagiba slips a jab and a cross from Boxhorn.
Boxhorn misses with a double jab.
Boxhorn lands with a nice body punch.
Dimagiba shoots for a takedown but Boxhorn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boxhorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dimagiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxhorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.

Dimagiba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba tries to score with some ground and pound. Boxhorn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dimagiba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dimagiba lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boxhorn down.
Dimagiba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boxhorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dimagiba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boxhorn keeps working.
Boxhorn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dimagiba.
Boxhorn parries the strikes from Dimagiba easily there. Dimagiba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boxhorn to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba in side control, throwing shots but Boxhorn defends.
Dimagiba tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boxhorn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Boxhorn taking punishment in the form of punches.
An elbow from Dimagiba crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxhorn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dimagiba is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba tries to score with some ground and pound. Boxhorn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dimagiba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Dimagiba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dimagiba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boxhorn is avoiding damage well.
Dimagiba controls the position.
Dimagiba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dimagiba landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound but Boxhorn is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dimagiba landing strikes.
Dimagiba sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boxhorn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dimagiba working the ground and pound but Boxhorn is defending the strikes.
Dimagiba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimagiba scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boxhorn to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Dimagiba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dimagiba scoring with punches and elbows.
Dimagiba throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dimagiba darts in looking for a takedown but Boxhorn gets double underhooks and turns Dimagiba into the cage.
Boxhorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimagiba has him pressed against the cage.

Dimagiba is trying to trip Boxhorn. He has hold of a leg but Boxhorn is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dimagiba persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Boxhorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dimagiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Juan Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses. Boxhorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dimagiba's guard. Nice move by Boxhorn!
Boxhorn wants to stand but Dimagiba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dimagiba controlling the position.
Boxhorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dimagiba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boxhorn wants to stand and escape but instead Dimagiba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dimagiba is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxhorn has wrist control.
Dimagiba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxhorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boxhorn is looking to stand up but Dimagiba isn't so interested in that idea.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxhorn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dimagiba is controlling him.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Dimagiba throwing strikes from guard but Boxhorn blocks nicely.
Dimagiba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boxhorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba stands up over Boxhorn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxhorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxhorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba controlling from the top position.
Dimagiba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxhorn is looking to stand up but Dimagiba isn't so interested in that idea.
Dimagiba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boxhorn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dimagiba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boxhorn's head.
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimagiba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dimagiba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Dimagiba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dimagiba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boxhorn counters with a three punch combo that has Dimagiba backing up. Dimagiba nods at Boxhorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Dimagiba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dimagiba has his takedown stuffed
and Boxhorn counters with a three punch combo that has Dimagiba backing up. Dimagiba nods at Boxhorn to acknowledge the strikes.

Dimagiba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dimagiba working Boxhorn over with strikes.
Dimagiba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boxhorn is not content to let Dimagiba control the position.
Dimagiba not doing much here.
Dimagiba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dimagiba.
Boxhorn wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boxhorn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boxhorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boxhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boxhorn tries to kick Dimagiba off but Dimagiba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boxhorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Dimagiba seems content to control.
Boxhorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba thows a huge punch but Boxhorn dodges it nicely.
Dimagiba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dimagiba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dimagiba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dimagiba working over Boxhorn with some ground and pound. Boxhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boxhorn is staying active underneath Dimagiba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dimagiba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is keen to just control but Boxhorn is a slippery customer.
Dimagiba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boxhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boxhorn is refusing to be controlled, as Dimagiba sits in half guard.
Dimagiba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boxhorn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dimagiba is taking a breather. Boxhorn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Juan Dimagiba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Dimagiba moves into the clinch.
Juan Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dimagiba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Boxhorn wants to stand but Dimagiba is controlling the position.
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxhorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Dimagiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimagiba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Dimagiba!
Juan Dimagiba really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.